Paul Mollica
  • Employment Law
  • Illinois, New York
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Biography

PAUL W. MOLLICA has wide appellate experience, including dozens of appeals in state and federal courts, and has often authored or co-authored amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals for such national organizations as the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, ACLU, NAACP, AARP, People for the American Way, and the National Employment Lawyers Association. He is also a frequent author and lecturer (for lawyers and courts) in the area of employment discrimination. He served as executive editor on the Fourth and Fifth Editions of Lindemann and Grossman's (now Lindemann, Grossman, and Weirich) Employment Discrimination Law (BNA 2007, 2012), and the upcoming Sixth Edition, and worked as associate editor on all supplements since 1998. Since 2004, Mr. Mollica has authored the "Daily Developments in EEO Law" law blog.

In 2011, Mr. Mollica was elected to membership in the American Law Institute (ALI), a limited-enrollment organization devoted to publishing scholarly work to develop the law (including Restatements of the Law, model statutes, and principles of law). Previously, in 2008, he was elected as a Fellow to the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers. He was named an Advisor to the ALI's Restatement of the Law, Employment Law Restatement. He is also a two-term past president of the Chicago Council of Lawyers, a public-interest bar association. He has been selected as a Super Lawyer© in Illinois and has the highest, AV© rating from Martindale-Hubbell. In 2019, Mr. Mollica became a Panelist – American Arbitration Association National Roster of Arbitrators.

Practice Area
Employment Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
Supreme Court of Illinois
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New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
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Languages
  • English
Education
DePaul College of Law
J.D.
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Awards
Super Lawyer 2007-2018
Super Lawyers
Fellow
College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
AV rated
Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations
U.S. District Court Merit Selection Panel (N.D. Ill.)
Member, 1999-2000, 2000-01
Current
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American Arbitration Association National Roster of Arbitrators
Panelist
- Current
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American Law Institute
Members Consultative Group participant on Principles of the Law, Policing
- Current
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American Law Institute
Member
- Current
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National Employment Law Association
Seventh Circuit representative, Amicus Advisory Committee
- Current
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American Law Institute
Advisor, Restatement of the Law, Employment Law
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Chicago Appleseed
Board Member
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Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Executive Committee
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Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Board of Governors
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National Employment Lawyers Association
Legislative Committee
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Chicago Council of Lawyers
Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Task Force
Draft Civil Jury Instructions
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Chicago Council of Lawyers
President
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Chicago Council of Lawyers
Board of Governors
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Chicago Council of Lawyers
Treasurer
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Chicago Council of Lawyers
Chair, Federal Courts Committee
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Employment Discrimination Law (multiple editions and supplements)
Contact & Map
Chicago, IL, US